Twitter Shares Go Public

Analysts say Twitter has been growing, but also caution that buying the stock when emotions are running high is not the best idea. It's better to wait a few days, or weeks, until the stock settles down.

NEW YORK, Ny (AP) --Social media giant Twitter went public on the New York Stock Exchange this morning, and it was a hit, to say the least.

Trading under the ticker symbol "TWTR", the seven-year-old micro-blogging service rocketed out of the IPO gates at $45.10 per share. That's more than 70% over its original offering price of $26.

Analysts say Twitter has been growing, but also caution that buying the stock when emotions are running high is not the best idea. It's better to wait a few days, or weeks, until the stock settles down.

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